Guilt
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- $15.99
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- $15.99
Publisher Description
He was glad he existed, ecstatic; he was so close to the edge of a new life, they all were, he and his friends. Without their parents to tell them yes or no. It was freedom.
Tommy is in love with Lani. Lani is going out with Paul. Paul is having an affair with Julia, and Julia has a crush on Chris. Life is intoxicating when you're about to turn eighteen and finish school.
But something goes terribly wrong for this group of friends. One day they have the world at their feet. The next, they are all divided, destined to carry their own versions of guilt into adulthood.
What unfolds is an agonising, incisive novel about loyalty and jealousy, about the possibilities of youth and the weariness of middle age. Guilt is a heartbreaking examination of friendship, luck and the elusive nature of redemption.
'One that you can't put down . . . Nable's characters are shrewdly and finely nuanced.' Canberra Times
'An intense, rewarding read about the futility of escaping the past.' Australian Bookseller & Publisher
'The adolescent portraiture here is superb.' Weekend Australian
Praise for Mat Nable's Books
'Echoes of Tim Winton's Breath.' Australian Book Review
'Moments of gut-wrenching pathos.' Daily Telegraph
'This book is a kind of magic.' Christos Tsiolkas
'A delicately scored novel about quiet desperation and subtle grace.' Kate Holden
'An almost faultless, often achingly beautiful novel.' Chris Flynn, Australian Book Review
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
With the force of a high-speed train, Guilt explores the recklessness of teenage relationships and the crushing weight of regret. Shifting between now (2009) and then (25 March 1989, the night of Chris Morris’ 18th-birthday kegger), the novel slowly unveils the events responsible for its main characters’ adult unhappiness. Author Matt Nable—an actor and former rugby player—is a thrilling storyteller. We couldn’t wait to read on and get to the moment where the lives of Chris and his friends Paul, Lani, Julia and Tommy changed forever.
Customer Reviews
Great read
Very well written
No more than what it seems
This is a book that is easy to read, holds no surprises and in the end will be easily forgotten.
Guilt
An excellent book, I could not put it down! Had me hooked from the first chapter.